I just wanted to send you a quick note thanking you for the calling
card. While it may seem like a simple act, it is truly appreciated and
will make getting in touch with friends and family more meaningful.

Please extend my thanks to your fine organization on my behalf.
Also, let them know their troops are doing fine here and could not
be prouder of the work we are doing here for the greatest nation on
earth and for the most noble cause of defending freedom!

Paul D. Rauh
COL,MP
Deputy CommanderDec. 3, 2008Dear Sirs,

Thank you for sending a phone card to Sam. It arrived while
he was home for some R and R. So your timing was perfect. He
also appreciated the letter of support and understanding. Thank
you again for your kindness and generosity.

Sincerely,
Pamela L. Lentz
Sam's Mom
18 Dec. 2008Dear Mr. Gardner,

I just received the phone card that you sent in September 2008...
Thank you very much for your gratitude and for keeping all of us
who are deployed in your thoughts and prayers. My brother Greg and
I communicate weekly, and today's technology allows me to speak
with my family almost daily. Christmas is almost here and I believe
this will be the toughest time for being away from home and family.

Thank you again for your caring and support of all of us who
willingly serve our country.

God Bless,
Chris Latchford
Dear Mr. Gardner,

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your very kind
letter and the gift of a phone card that you sent to me here in our
deployed location.

Communication with family back home is one of our most
precious pleasures, and is absolutely vital to morale here. The
Masons' assistance is more appreciated than you may know. I have
used the card to speak with my wife, children, mom and dad, and
my brothers over the holidays.

A truly wonderful Christmas gift!

It is my honor to be here, representing the U.S. and Pennsylvania,
taking a small part in operations defending the People of the United
States and avenging those aboard United Airlines Flight 93 in
Shanksville, PA, Sept. 11, 2001.

Thank you to you and your brother Masons in PA for your
ongoing support of deployed U.S. troops. We literally can not do
it without the support of patriotic Americans on the home front.
Know that your involvement has supported the most powerful air
wing currently assembled on the planet. Its mission is to provide air
power for ongoing Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring
Freedom (Afghanistan) and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of
Africa.

My very best wishes to the Masons for a peaceful and fulfilling
New Year.

Sincerely,
James A. Dauber, Major, United States Air Force
379th Expeditionary Air Wing "The Grand Slam Wing"
TO THE MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA

Please accept my heartfelt thanks to your organization for
the AT&T Phone Calling Card I received prior to my deployment
to Southwest Asia this past September. Before deploying, each
member of my unit, the 21st Air Mobility Operations Squadron,
at McGuire AFB, NJ was given a calling card generously donated
by your organization.

This calling card was extremely beneficial during my four
month deployment because I missed Thanksgiving, Christmas,
New Year's and the birthdays of my 12-year-old son and 8-year-old
daughter. This was my first deployment where my kids would know
that their dad was gone for a long time.

Through your generous donation, I was able to make phone
calls to both my children on their birthday, as well as the holidays
I missed, without having to worry about the financial burden these
calls would have. Additionally, I was able to call my parents, my
sister, and my grandmother, who had to be hospitalized for an illness
while I was deployed.

The calling card the Masons of Pennsylvania donated helped me
maintain a connection with my loved ones during my deployment,
freeing my mind to concentrate on the task at hand and allowing
me to perform my duties better. Thus, your act of generosity had a
direct impact on mission accomplishment here in Southwest Asia.

Thank you for your patriotism and willingness to support all the
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who are deployed overseas.
This support reminds us every day that what we do is important,
and members of the Masons of Pennsylvania are behind us 100%!

I want to thank you for the phone card; I would like you to
know that I have allowed soldiers who are going on leave take it and
use it when they get to Kuwait or back to the states to call home.
Small victories are made with the smallest notion of thanks, and
soldiers smiling when they call home is a great feeling. Thank you
for all your support.

Very Respectfully,
Heath Major
19 Dec. 08Sir,

I received your letter and the calling card. I want to thank you
for your thoughtfulness. I also wanted to let you know, when my deployment is over, I will pass on this calling card to a deployed
military member; that way, your generosity can be shared with others.

Thanks again,
Sincerely,
Mark Bucci
19 January 2009R.W. Grand Master,

Thank you for your nice letter and the enclosed phone card
you sent. I am now safely back in the United States and catching up
on things. Please excuse my delay in sending this note. Your letter
and the phone card were a great morale booster for me.

Moreover, thank you for the support you and The Grand Lodge
have provided to all the Brothers in Pennsylvania who have been
mobilized and deployed.

As the parents of Clay and Ty, we wish to thank you for the
phone cards our sons have used since their deployment. Please
thank all those who have been involved in the generous endeavor.

Again, Thanks
Merle and Sandy Ammerman
31 Jan. 2009To the Brothers of the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of PA,

I just wanted to thank you for your generosity in sending a
pre-paid phone card to me while in Iraq. I apologize for the delay
in writing the thank you note... time had been a very scarce and
precious resource for me.

I commanded a military police battalion taken with securing
over 3,500 Iranian terrorists in the Iraqi city of Ashraf. It's a very
remote, often forgotten outpost, in eastern Iraq. The nearest big
base is about 1½ hours away by convoy, so we didn't have access
to a lot of the "luxuries" that soldiers at the larger bases did. One
of the things we were in desperate need of was phone cards for my
Soldiers to call home with. I have donated this card to my MWR
(Morale, Welfare, Recreation) Center to pass on to a needy soldier
to call his family.

Again, thanks for your support. I think the world of your
organization...I first became introduced to your organization, in
a very personal sense, when I had the opportunity to spend a few
weeks several years ago at the Elizabethtown facility. I was a police
officer then, and your organization contributed a lot of money to
the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program, and that's
where I received my training.

Anyway, my year in Iraq is almost over - I'm at an air base in
Kuwait awaiting our plane to take us home.

I, Robert L. Baker, and the 328th BSB,1/111th HHC, A,B,C,D
AND THE REST OF THE 56 Brigade would like to thank you for
the phone cards you sent us to use in Iraq while we are stationed
over there. You made a lot of people happy to be able to call home.
People come up to me and say thank you and your friends for the
cards I tell them you are welcome for it. I also tell them which Grand
Lodge they came from. Again thank you very much.TRAVEL LIGHT AND MAY G.A.O.T.U. BE WITH U 4 LIFE

I want to start off by saying thank you. The support we've received
from home has been overwhelming. Still, I was particularly touched
by your letter. I have always respected the work your organization
has done for our community. Even now I feel I should be thanking
you, not the other way around.

The phone cards will not go to waste. I've given them to a
few soldiers that need them more than I do. Because I work on the
staff, I have phone and internet access more often than most. The
soldiers fighting the fight can use the cards to call home when they
get a chance to come in from the field.

Please accept my deepest thanks for your concern and support.
I cannot begin to explain how much it lifts a soldier's spirits when
they get something as simple as a letter from home.

I want to send you a personal thank you for the phone cards
you and your organization have provided for the deployed troops.
These deployments are so much easier to get through when you
can stay in touch with family, and my wife and I have been able to
do that because of your generosity. It is a pleasure to serve with
great Americans like SMSgt John Lyon, and I have relied upon
his friendship and leadership while he has done an outstanding
job of taking care of a 600-member squadron. Keep supporting
the troops - it makes a difference! Please pass on to all the people
involved our heartfelt thanks.

Thank you for the phone card! I really appreciate it and keep
it with me for whenever I need it. It's great to call home and not
have to worry about minutes. It's also good to see people who care
about soldiers over here.